Perhaps surprisingly, this was one of my most anticipated films of this year; when I first saw the trailer, shown during a previous cinema visit sometime last… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Game Night” (2018)”
Category: 2018
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Red Sparrow” (2018)
Director Francis Lawrence reunites with his Hunger Games leading actress Jennifer Lawrence in this cinematic adaptation of Jason Matthews’ book, which is about former Prima Ballerina Dominika… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Red Sparrow” (2018)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Lady Bird” (2017)
Ahhhh, finally! This here’s that pesky film that we in the UK have been hearing about for many months, reading about just how great it is and… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Lady Bird” (2017)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “The Shape of Water” (2017)
In 1960s Baltimore, the lonely and mute Elisa (Sally Hawkins) works as a cleaner in a government lab and soon discovers that they have recently acquired a… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “The Shape of Water” (2017)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Black Panther” (2018)
In Marvel studios’ latest cinematic offering, T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman) is finally crowned king of the African nation of Wakanda, following the death of his father in Civil… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Black Panther” (2018)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Phantom Thread” (2017)
“Set in the glamour of 1950’s post-war London, renowned dressmaker Reynolds Woodcock (Daniel Day-Lewis) and his sister Cyril (Lesley Manville) are at the center of British fashion,… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Phantom Thread” (2017)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “I, Tonya” (2017)
Margot Robbie stars in Craig Gillespie’s feature that tells the story of Tonya Harding – the first American woman to perform a triple axel in competitive figure… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “I, Tonya” (2017)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “The Cloverfield Paradox” (2018)
Taking the whole world by surprise when it was unexpectedly released on Netflix with no fanfare or prior build-up (as well as it all happening when a… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “The Cloverfield Paradox” (2018)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Early Man” (2018)
Set at the dawn of time, Aardman Animation’s latest film focuses on Dug (Eddie Redmayne), a young and excitable caveman who yearns for sonething bigger than simply… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Early Man” (2018)”